United in grief: "Our sons both died in Afghanistan."




Outlook show

Summary: Jenny Birdsall and Angela Horn are two mothers united by grief. Their sons Steven and Tom were at school together and joined the British military at about the same time. Both men were killed in Afghanistan within three weeks of each other - their mothers tell Matthew how their shared loss has brought them together. Also today, the woman from Pakistan who escaped from a forced marriage and now helps others who have fled from threatening families.